AGTHIA UNVEILS EZAD TO SWEETEN MAIDEN ONLINE AUCTION PLATFORM FOR DATES

eZad, the First of its Kind Online Auction Platform for Dates (Photo: AETSOWire)

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Agthia Group PJSC, a leading regional food and beverages company, has announced the launch of eZad, an innovative, convenient and efficient business to business eAuction platform, where global buyers can buy dates in bulk from sellers in the UAE.

According to a statement, eZad makes buying and selling of dates faster, more transparent and profitable for all stakeholders. The platform is committed to helping farmers grow better dates while enabling wholesale date buyers to grow their business.

Chief Executive Officer, Agthia Group, Alan Smith said: “The eZad platform has been created to bring transparency, convenience and standardisation to the dates industry, through the technology and services we provide.”

“Our goal is to link small and big farmers directly to bulk date buyers via a single, simple and innovative platform. By creating this direct link, previously hidden margins as well as travel expenses would be eliminated thereby, offering a cost-effective solution to buyers.”

In the first phase, eZad will source dates from farmers in the UAE and begin listing from the start of the harvest season in August. Subsequently, eZad’s scope will be gradually expanded to other countries.

Farmers will list their dates for auction in eZad through a trustworthy certification system that grades dates under reliable market standards, supported by a quality guarantee built on the extensive experience and reputation inherited from Al Foah.

The auction listing will be made available on eZad to buyers worldwide for 48 hours. Buyers will be able to search and filter the listings based on preferences such as price, date type, quantity and quality.

Buyers can collect the dates purchased from one of eZad’s warehouses or select from any of the value-added services on offer, including storage, packaging, loading, fumigation, washing and delivering the dates to worldwide locations.

More details at www.ezad.ae.

-- BERNAMA